Hame-tug.



No.'639,230. Patented Dec. l9, I899.

A. GBISSO.

HAME TUG (Application filed Mar. 29. 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNiTn STATES ATENT FFlC.

ADAM GRISSO, OF NORTH WEBSTER, INDIANA.

HAM E-TUG.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,280, dated December19, 1899. I

Application filed March29, 1399. Serial No.710,982. illomodel.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM GRISSO, a citizen of the United States,residing at North W'eo ster,.in the county of Kosciusko and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hame-Tugs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable metallic hame-tugs,and the novelty and many advantages will appear from the followingdescription and claims when taken in connection with the annexeddrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved tug with apart of a trace attached thereto and the hame-attachin g plate partlybroken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken in the plane indicated bythe dotted line a: x on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one ofthe sections of the tug. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of one end of thetrace. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the buckle-plate. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the trace guiding and retainingloop, and Fig. 7 is aperspective view of what I shall call a loop for slip-loop harness.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates my improved metallictug. This tug is made up of a suitable number of sections hingedtogether and each adapted to receive a trace end, so that the trace maybe lengthened or shortened, and the tug itself may be lengthened orshortened by supplying sections or removing sections, as the case mayrequire. Each section of this metallic tug is of a general rectangularelongated form in outline, having a central longitudinally-disposed slotCt, and at the rear end of said slot a forwardly and inwardly directedor angular hook b, for a purpose which will presently appear. Thesehooks, which extend from the rear cross -wall of the slot, have their inwardly-directed ends terminating about flush with the inner sides of thesections, or approximately so, and are rounded on their outer sides, asshown. Each section is furthermore constructed with a reduced extension0 at the hook end, and these extensions have a transverse hole (1 toreceive a pintle, and at the opposite end are provided two laterallongitudinally-disposed branches e, formed by a recess f, and thesebranches have alined holes 9 to receive the cross-pin orpintle h. Itwill thus be seen that by bringing the reduced extension having thetransverse hole in the end of one section into the recess fof thecontiguous end of another section, so that the apertures or holesregister, the pintles it may be inserted so as to form a hinged joint.Should it be desirable to shorten the tug, any one or more of thesections may be removed by withdrawing the pins or pintles at the jointsand the remaining sections coupled up, as before.

B indicates the hameattachin g plate. This plate is provided at one endwith a reduced extension and a hole similar to the extensions on thesections 0, and the opposite or forward end of this plate may be securedto the hame in any suitable manner.

D indicates a buckle-plate which is provided with an upwardly-directedloopt' and a downwardly-directed loop j to receive such straps as areemployed for taking over the back and under the belly. This plate isusually longer than the hinged sections of the tug and is provided atits forward end with pierced branches similar to those of the othersections to be connected therewith in a hinged manner, and it isprovided at its opposite end with a rearwardly-directed loop 7.0 for thedetachable connection of a trace guide-loop E. This loop 76 is of oblongform, its greatest width being in a transverse plane. The traceloop E,as better shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, is of a general rectangularform, having a T or cross head on its inner side for the attachment ofthe same to the buckle-plate, this T or cross head F being turned sothat its narrowest portion will correspond with that of the loop or slot7:; in the plate D, when it will enter the same, and by then giving it aquarter-turn in either direction it will as sume the position shown inFig. 2 to receive the trace.

G indicates the trace, which may be of the construction usuallyemployed, and may be made up of the two layers of leather, as shown. Onthe end of the trace, at the forward end thereof, I provide a hook H,which has its shank perforated and placed between the two layers ofleather and there secured by means of rivets Z, which take through anouter plate m, and which plate after being turned over the forward endsof the traceleathers is provided with a slotn for the passage of theshank of the hook H. The hook H is of angular form, and itsinwardly-directed end 19 has a round hole q to receive the hooks b inthe sections 0. The width of this hook H should be but slightly lessthan the width of the slots at, so that it may move snugly therein, andthere will be no liability of the hook on the trace or the eye thereofturning off of the hook on the tug-section. To disconnect the trace fromthe hooks of the tug, it is first necessary to move the trace at rightangles, or approximately so, to the tug and then slide the two inopposite directions, the operation being the reverse to disconnect theparts; The trace is first passed through the guide-loop E, after thesame has been attached to the buckle-plate, so as to prevent the tracefrom moving away from said plate or tending to get into the rectangularposition described, and when the forward end of the trace has beenhooked to the tug this will avoid any tendency of the guide-loop Eturning and disconnecting itself from the buckleplate, while after thehooked end of the trace has been disengaged from the hook of the tug thetrace can, when desired, be entirely disconnected from the tug by simplyturning the guide-loop E so that its cross-head F may be withdrawn fromthe slot or loop 70 of the plate D.

In some cases it is desirable to have a very short tug-for in stance, onwhat is known as slip-loop harness-and in such cases the plate D may beremoved and a plate I substituted. This plate I has one end constructedprecisely the same as one end of the plate D and is provided at itsopposite or rear end with a laterally-directed loop E for the pur poseof receiving the trace and serving substantially the same purpose as theloop E.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is- 1. A flexible,metallic hame-tug composed of sections connected in a hinged manner andeach having a slot and a forwardly and inwardly directed, angular hookin the slot; in combination with a trace having a forwardly and inwardlydirected, angular hook at one end provided in its inwardly-directedportion with an eye to receive the hooks of the hame-tug sections,substantially as specified.

2. A flexible, metallic hame-tug composed of sections connected in ahinged manner and each having a slot and a forwardly and inwardlydirected angular hook in the slot, and the buckle-plate D connected toone end of the tug and having the upwardly and downwardly directed loopsand also havinga loop at its rear end; in combination with a tracehaving a forwardly and inwardly directed angular hook at its forward endprovided in its inwardly-directed portion with an eye to receive thehooks of the hame-tug sections, and the loop receiving the trace andhaving the T-head adapted to be detachably secured in the rear loop ofthe buckle-plate 13, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ADAM GRISSO.

Witnesses:

H. B. BITTER, FRANK ORITER.

